Me and the Eagle Steve Earle

[Verse]
The eagle looked down on the river below
And he wrapped his wings around him and he fell like a stone
And the big salmon fought, but the talons held true
He shuddered as the world turned from silver to blue

[Verse]
I stood there in awe, though I'd seen it before
I was born in these mountains and I'll die here for sure
I have traveled around, I've seen city lights
But nothin' that shined like the big sky at night

[Chorus]
Some mornings will find me up above the timberline
Lonesome don't seem like much once you're this high
When it's all said and done, I usually find
Me and the eagle are of the same mind

[Verse]
Now when I was young I took me a wife
But she never took to the high country life
So now I'm alone, I don't really mind
But her name echoes down from the canyon sometimes

[Chorus]
Some mornings will find me up above the timberline
Lonesome don't seem like much once you're this high
But when it's all said and done, I usually find
That me and the eagle are of the same mind